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-Land of the Free
SCOTUS Dooms Jack Smith--Again
2024-07-09
[Declassified with Judy Kelly] Remember when the media and class of "legal experts" swooned over Jack Smith?

Immediately after Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith as special counsel to take over the Department of Justice’s existing investigations into Donald Trump, news outlets eagerly touted Smith’s credentials. "He’s a hardworking, smart person who knows how to move cases. That’s who he is: He comes in and gets things done," one former DOJ colleague told the New York Times in November 2022.

Another ex-colleague described Smith as "a brilliant independent thinker and a gutsy lawyer." A prosecutor on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team told CNN that Smith "understands the courtroom. He understands how to try a case. He knows how to prove a case."

Regime lapdog Andrew Weissmann, in response to Smith’s January 6-related indictment of Trump, said in August 2023 that the case indicated Smith "wants to get to trial quickly."

But Weissman’s doomsday predictions about the fate of Donald Trump once again didn’t materialize into reality. Nearly one year later, Smith’s two federal indictments against Trump—one for J6 and one for allegedly hoarding national defense files at Mar-a-Lago—are nowhere close to going to trial.

A series of legal stumbles, bad blood between Smith’s prosecutors and Judge Aileen Cannon in the documents case in Florida, and unfavorable Supreme Court decisions imperil not just Smith’s cases but his media-manufactured reputation as a prosecutorial ace.
AND his constitutional appointment status - See Thomas's concurring opinion in the immunity case
Related:
Jack Smith 07/04/2024 Justice Department to pursue Trump prosecutions past the election, even if he wins
Jack Smith 07/02/2024 House Judiciary sues Garland for Biden audio that Hur says shows him as 'elderly man with a poor memory'
Jack Smith 07/01/2024 Supreme Court says Trump has immunity for official acts in landmark ruling

Posted by:Besoeker

#9  Ref #7 above
One such system involves rope and lumber-some assembly required!
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2024-07-09 13:28  

#8  The leftists have suggested that we put together some summer camps.
Posted by: Super Hose   2024-07-09 12:44  

#7  We are fast approaching a time when the citizen requires a mechanism to hold those who serve in public office personally accountable. That would put an end to most of the bad policy and extra-legal practices.
Posted by: Jefe101   2024-07-09 11:24  

#6  "He’s a hardworking, smart person who knows how to move cases. That’s who he is: He comes in and gets things done"

If you must ask 'how many other' media loved govt employees and their homies are self promoted...look up and count the stars in the sky.
Those of you that can see the stars.
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-07-09 10:31  

#5  Sad thing is Trump should be able to sue the Government for his legal expenses but then we all pay. Jack Smith and company are playing with our money on their little legal vengeance game and they should be the ones to pay, somehow.
Posted by: ruprecht   2024-07-09 10:00  

#4  I have known two Jack Smiths, and this guy is no Jack Smith. Five will get you ten he's had a name change.
Posted by: Huputle+Cherelet4131   2024-07-09 08:38  

#3  And people think there is hope for this republic.

And to think "justice" fined Alex Jones $1 billion. Yeah, right. But, message sent.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2024-07-09 07:53  

#2  

It took YEARS to finally get to the SCOTUS.

It has cost Trump 10's of Millions defending himself so far.
Now, Imagine a common citizen or mom & pop store facing the Federal DOJ.

How can they expect to get a fair shake without going bankrupt?

When will we see the LAWFARE Abusers Indicted, put on trial, personally sued (their $$$, not taxpayers) and jailed ?

Because surely they must understand what goes around, comes around. Now the same process can be used and abused by others against LSD's and the DC Swampers also in the future?

Posted by: NN2N1   2024-07-09 07:23  

#1  Even for a lawyer, a remarkably loathsome creature.
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-07-09 06:47  

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